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Chili Pasta Bake and a Cooking Planit and T-Fal Giveaway!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

In my last post I did a little demo of how to use the cool new Cooking Planit application. This time I am going to talk a little about my experience using the T-Fal cookware that was sent for me to review and GIVEAWAY! I made this awesome Chili Pasta Bake which is perfect for chilly weather that is right around the corner this fall. YAY!

First I drizzled a little canola oil in the skillet to get things going. As you can see there is a thermo-spot in the middle…just watch...

Once the skillet gets hot, the little target in the middle disappears. To the naked eye, it truly was gone but in this picture it still shows up a bit. Awesome!

From there I added the onions and let them sauté a bit...

I then added the ground beef

And seasoned with a bit of salt

And plenty of black pepper. From here, let the meat cook until no longer pink.

Meanwhile, I brought the stock pot out and filled it with hot water. How pretty is she!?

And how smart, it has the measurements inside of the pot! Awesome! I brought this to a boil and cooked my pasta--yeah I didn't take a picture of that but you can handle cooking pasta, right?

Once the ground beef was cooked, I added tomato sauce

And diced and fire roasted tomatoes with green chilis. LOVE that stuff.

Gave it a quick stir

And added a few kidney beans.

Next came the seasoning, lots of chili powder

Cumin

Cayenne powder

And a bit of water

Gave it a stir and let it bubble for a bit

I drained the noodles and added them back to the pot

I then added the chili mixture to the noodles

And gave it a quick stir to combine.

After that, I poured everything into a 9x13 pan

And sprinkled with a three cheese mix. I popped it in the oven for 30 minutes until it came out looking like...

THIS!

Cheesy chili pasta goodness.

We topped ours with a little sour cream and green onions, just like we like our favorite Perfect Chili.

This will definitely be a staple in the Schwartz Household this fall and winter!

Chili Pasta Bake

½ TablespoonsCanola Or Vegetable Oil

1 poundGround Beef

1 wholeOnion, Chopped

1 dashSalt

1 dashBlack Pepper

½ poundsCooked Pasta

15 ounces, fluidTomato Sauce

14-½ ounces, weightDiced Tomatoes And Green Chilies

15 ounces, weightKidney Or Black Beans, Rinsed

1-½ TablespoonChili Powder

2 teaspoonsCumin

3 dashesCayenne Powder

¼ cupsWater

2 cupsShredded Cheddar Cheese

½ cupsSour Cream, For Topping

4 TablespoonsGreen Onions, Chopped

Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees.

Drizzle the oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add the onions and sauté for about 3 minutes. Add the ground beef and season with salt and pepper. Cook until no longer pink.

While the ground beef is cooking, cook your pasta to firm al dente. Once cooked, drain and set aside for now.

After the ground beef is cooked, add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and green chiles, beans chili powder, cumin, cayenne and water. Give it a stir and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, stir in the cooked pasta. Stir to combine.

Pour the chili pasta mixture into a 9×13 pan. Flatten out with a spatula and sprinkle with cheese. Place in the oven for 30 minutes or until the edges are bubbling and the cheese has fully melted.

Isn't this cookware set just about the prettiest thing you have ever set your eyes on!? Well, not only are they gorgeous, they are oven safe to 500 degrees, are dishwasher safe, have a limited lifetime warrantee and have a stainless steel interior! I have to say, I also made eggs the other day in the skillet and wow, that baby cooked my eggs to perfection cleaned like nothing!

So, after all of that, have I convinced you that this cookware is awesome? Well good, because you can WIN it! Use the Rafflecopter widget below and let me know if you have any questions!

You will need to create a Cooking Planit account to enter and your an do so by going here. Or you can download the FREE or for purchase app by going to the app store on your phone.

The giveaway started on August 19th and goes until August 25th. I will be announcing the big winner on Monday, August 26th. If you don't win on my blog, please check out the other 49 bloggers who are participating below:

FINE PRINT: Contests open to US only. Limit one winner per household/per family from the 50 blogs participating in the promotion. Individuals winning more than one giveaway will receive 1 set of cookware and the other winning entries will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be chosen.

I was given a set of T-Fal pans as a promotion to try before giving a set away. Please know that all of the opinions are my own, as always, you cannot buy my love baby.

My wife sent this to me via pintrest. I used a variety of cast iron and Pampered Chef stoneware (particularly the large bar pan). I also used different Pampered Chef items for the food prep. The food looks delicious and when it comes out of the overall in 15 minutes will taste wonderful!